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Jamar K. Walker
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| Assumed office March 3, 2023 |
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| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Raymond Alvin Jackson |
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Jamar Kentrell Walker
1986 (age 38–39) Nassawadox, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA, JD) |
Jamar Kentrell Walker (born in 1986) is an American lawyer. He now works as a judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Before becoming a judge, he worked as a special lawyer for the U.S. government.
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Early Life and Education
Jamar Walker grew up on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. He went to Nandua High School, where he was the president of his class.
He studied at the University of Virginia, getting his first degree in 2008. He then went to the University of Virginia School of Law and became a lawyer in 2011.
Career as a Lawyer
From 2011 to 2012, Mr. Walker worked for Judge Raymond Alvin Jackson. He was a "law clerk," which means he helped the judge with legal research and writing.
From 2012 to 2015, he worked at a law firm called Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C.. After that, from 2015 to 2023, he was a special lawyer for the U.S. government. He focused on cases involving business or money crimes.
Becoming a Federal Judge
In March 2022, two U.S. Senators from Virginia, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, suggested Mr. Walker to the President. On July 13, 2022, President Joe Biden officially nominated him to be a federal judge.
He was nominated for the judge position that Judge Raymond Alvin Jackson used to hold. Judge Jackson had taken on a "senior status," which means he was working less.
The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a meeting about Mr. Walker's nomination. On February 28, 2023, the Senate voted, and he was confirmed as a judge.
He officially became a judge on March 3, 2023, and was sworn in on March 6, 2023. Judge Walker is the first openly LGBTQ person to serve as a federal judge in Virginia.
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See also
- List of African-American federal judges
- List of African-American jurists
- List of LGBT jurists in the United States
